赖世雄旅游观光英语通 第50期:寻找避雨处

 　　SeekingShelter

　　寻找避雨处

　　Kathy and Evan, soaking¹ wet, finally find the old wooden hut in the woods.

　　全身湿透的凯西和艾凡终于找到树林里的那间老旧的小木屋。

　　K:Oh, Evan! I'm sorry. You're soaked² to the skin.

　　凯西：哦，艾凡！我很抱歉。你全身都湿透了。

　　E:So are you. We're lucky to find this old hut even as run-down as it is.

　　艾凡：妳也是。这间老旧的小木屋虽然很破烂，但是能找到它我们也算很幸运了。

　　K:It's leaking like mad, but it's better than nothing.

　　凯西：虽然它漏水漏得很严重，但是总比没有的好。

　　E:Uh-oh! Did you see that?

　　艾凡：糟了！你看到了吗？

　　K:How could I miss it? That bolt³ of lightning must have hit very near here.

　　(A huge crash of thunder follows.)

　　凯西：我怎么会看不到呢？那道闪电一定就打在这附近。

　　（一声巨雷随后响起。）

　　K:Aah! Oh, Evan, that was so close! I'm afraid.

　　凯西：啊！哦，艾凡，这雷声好近啊！我好怕。

　　E:Don't worry, Kathy. We'll be fine here. (Another flash.) The storm must be coming our way.

　　(Another huge crash of thunder, followed by another bolt of lightning and a falling tree.)

　　艾凡：凯西，不要担心。我们在这里会很安全的。（又一道闪电）暴风雨一定是朝着我们的方向来的。

　　（又是一声响雷，接着又是一道闪电，一棵树木也应声倒地。）

　　K:Oh! Evan, we'll get killed here! What can we do?

　　凯西：哦！艾凡，我们会死在这里的！怎么办呢？

　　E:Stay calm, Kathy. These storms last only a few minutes.

　　艾凡：保持镇静，凯西。这种暴风雨只持续几分钟而已。

　　K:I'll never take another dark cloud for granted⁴.

　　凯西：我再也不会无视乌云的存在了。

　　E:I guess Mother Nature has taught you a lesson today.

　　艾凡：我想大自然今天给了你一次教训。

　　K:I'll say! The next time I see clouds like these, I'll run for shelter.

　　凯西：我同意！下次我看到像这样的乌云时，会赶快跑去找地方躲雨。

　　单词短语精讲：

　　1. shelter 庇护，保护(不。]一数);庇护所，上l文容所(日丁数)

　　take shelter躲避

　　nun⁵ for shelter跑去寻找庇护

　　例:we took shelter In a cave until the storm died down.

　　(我们躲在洞里直到暴风山逐渐平息。)

　　2. soaking wet全身湿透的

　　soaking wet表示“全身湿透的”。

　　例:Pamela fell into the },ond and came out soaking wet.

　　(帕梅拉掉进池塘，全身湿透地上岸来。)

　　3. be soaked to the skin全身湿透的

　　=be soaking wet

　　4. run-down 破旧的

　　例:Jerry lives in an a},antment in the nun-down building.

　　(杰里住在这栋破旧建筑物的一间公寓里。)

　　5 . leak 漏水

　　例:The pipe is leaking;we should call a plumben.

　　(水管在漏水，我们应该打电话叫水管工人来。)

　　6. like mad疯狂地，拼命地

　　例:We did our homework like mad because we wanted to go out to ,lay after-wands.

　　(我们拼命地赶作业，因为我们想写完后出去玩。)

　　7. It' s better than nothing.总比没有的好。

　　例:A:This a},antment is y-ettv small.

　　B:It's better than nothing.

　　(甲:这个公寓好小。)

　　(乙:总比没有的好。)

　　8. a bolt of lightning一道闪电

　　a crash of thunde:一声响雷

　　lightning 闪电

　　thunder 雷声

1 soaking   

v.浸，浸湿(soak的现在分词)；吸收，吸入adj.湿透的；浸透的n.浸湿，浸透adv.湿透地

参考例句：

• That coat is soaking—take it off. 上衣湿透了—脱下来吧。
• I tried to squeeze the water out of my soaking skirt. 我用力拧掉我那件湿透了的裙子上的水。 来自《简明英汉词典》

2 soaked   

adj.被湿透的，浸泡的；淋透的v.浸( soak的过去式和过去分词)

参考例句：

• He woke up soaked with sweat. 他醒了，浑身大汗淋漓。
• He soaked himself in the atmosphere of the place. 他沉浸在那一场合的气氛中。 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 bolt   

n.螺栓；插销；vt.闩，栓住；vi.冲出去，逃跑

参考例句：

• It is a bad habit to bolt your food.狼吞虎咽地吃东西是个不良习惯。
• That door refuses to bolt.那扇门关不牢。

4 granted   

conj.假定，就算v.（退一步）承认( grant的过去式和过去分词 )；（尤指正式地或法律上）同意；准许；让渡

参考例句：

• The president granted a general amnesty for all political prisoners. 总统大赦了所有的政治犯。
• She feared she would not be granted re-entry into Britain. 她担心不会获准再次踏足英伦。

5 nun   

n.修女，尼姑

参考例句：

• I can't believe that the famous singer has become a nun.我无法相信那个著名的歌星已做了修女。
• She shaved her head and became a nun.她削发为尼。